The Boy Friend

Posted on 25 January, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Ken Russell was frequently maddening. On the other hand, he could make his actors do the most uncharacteristic and even astonishing things. Here, for example, is Twiggy giving what I think is the best ever performance of All I Do the Whole Night Through.

Mrs Gabb and I watched the whole of The Boy Friend on telly last night. All else aside, it may be her only collaboration with Ken Russell in which Glenda Jackson keeps all her clothes on….

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One Response to The Boy Friend

  1. mark taha | 25 January, 2012 at 4:16 pm |

    I preferred the stage show.None of the unpleasant,sleazy back story and the whole musical.

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